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Thiruvananthapuram Monorail

Thiruvananthapuram Metro
Overview
Native name തിരുവനന്തപുരം മെട്രോ
Locale Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Transit type Rapid Transit
Number of lines 1
Number of stations 19
Daily ridership 246,000 per day (2019 estimate)
Operation
Began operation Under Construction
Operation will start 2021
Operator(s) Kerala Metrorail Corporation Ltd. (KMCL)
Train length 3 coaches
Headway 4.5 minutes
Technical
System length 22.20 km (13.79 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Average speed 40 km/h (25 mph)
Top speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
System map
Technocity
Pallipuram
Kaniyapuram
Kazhakuttam
Kazhakuttam Junction
Kariavattom
Gurumandiram
Pangapara
Sreekaryam
Ulloor
Kesavadasapuram
Pattom
Plamoodu
Palayam
Secretariat
Thampanoor(Central)
Killipalam
Karamana
Kaimanam
Pappanamcode
Karakamandapam
Vellayani
Nemom

Pravachambalam

Pallichal
Balaramapuram
NIMS
GovT Ayurveda
TB Junction
Neyyattinkara

Pravachambalam

Thiruvananthapuram Metro Rail is a proposed Metro rail system in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala.

Thiruvananthapuram's first attempt to build a rapid transit system for the city failed, when its proposal to build a metro rail system was rejected by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in the 2000s. The Government of Kerala, then entrusted the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC), an autonomous research body under the State Government, to conduct the feasibility study of the proposal to build a monorail system in Thiruvananthapuram. The feasibility study was conducted by a core team comprising five scientists of NATPAC and various survey teams. Topographic studies, identification of stations and surveys were the main components of the study.

The State Government had initially asked the state transport department to prepare a detailed project report (DPR). However, the DMRC was later entrusted with the task. DMRC principal advisor E. Sreedharan submitted the DPR to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on 11 December 2012. A special purpose vehicle (SPV) was created in October 2012. The Thiruvananthapuram Monorail project was assigned to the KMCL on 26 November 2012. The government had handed over the Kozhikode Monorail project to the KMCL prior to that.

On 12 June 2013, the State Cabinet gave clearance for an agreement to be signed between KMCL and DMRC. The DMRC will receive 3.25% of the 55.81 billion ( 35.90 billion for Thiruvananthapuram and 19.91 billion for Kozhikode) in general consultant fees. The agreement was signed on 19 June 2013.

Global tenders were floated for the Thiruvananthapuram Monorail. The deadline for technical bids was extended from 1 October 2013 to 15 October. However, a consortium led by Bombardier Transportation was the only firm that expressed an interest before the deadline. Pre-bid queries had also been made by Japanese firm Hitachi, Malaysian firm Scomi, and firms from the United Kingdom, South Korea, and China. The tender for the proposed project only received one bid, so a second tender had to be issued. The deadline for bids was extended again to 15 April.


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